Driver for Overland tape library

[Man-wai CHANG]

> No, it need not be tapes.  Backups should be:
> 1.  performed regularly (depending on how often files on the system may change)
> 2.  be kept off-site  (that means not in the same building -- some big
> companies like Fedex, etc., will have two data sites, one with
> accounting data, one with tracking data, and back up between the two
> sites -- located in two different states).

At home, I am using 2 harddisk to back up everything. I use them
alternatively. For more critical data, I keep a copy on DVD-RW.

Tapes require special storage facilities, or they would be oxidized(?).

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